Valmiki Ramayana 2.72.16: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 16
भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च
Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile
तच्छ्रुत्वा भरतो वाक्यं धर्माभिजनवाञ्चुचिः ।
पपात सहसा भूमौ पितृशोकबलार्दितः ॥१६॥
tac chrutvā bharato vākyaṃ dharmābhijanavāṃ śuciḥ |
papāta sahasā bhūmau pitṛśokabalārditaḥ ||16||
Als Bharata jene Worte vernahm—aus rechtschaffener Linie und von reiner Natur—stürzte er sogleich zu Boden, zermalmt von der Wucht der Trauer um seinen Vater.
On hearing these words, he (Bharata), born of a righteous race and endowed with purity of character was shattered by the immense grief of his father's demise and dropped down instantaneously on the floor.
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Dharma does not deny human emotion; even the righteous may be overwhelmed by loss, yet their purity and lineage orient them back toward right action.
Bharata reacts physically and immediately upon hearing of Daśaratha’s death.
Śaucam (inner purity) and dhārmic disposition, shown even amid intense sorrow.
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